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More Men Hide Their Shopping Habits

by Meg Duley,posted Jul 21 2014 4:09AM

Do you love to shop? Results of a new survey reveal that men are actually more likely than women to shop and then lie about it to their partners. Forty one percent of men said they've hidden their spending from their partner, while just 22 percent of women said the same. The top secret purchases of respondents were: nights out (64%), fashion and beauty items (46%),and leisure activities (22%).

Eighty four percent of respondents said the top reason for keeping their spending a secret was to avoid an argument, while 42 percent said it was so they wouldn't cause unnecessary worry. Fifty-four percent of men say they've been caught hiding their spending, while just 34 percent of women said the same.